Desert star

PALM SPRINGS, USA

PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF THE SAGUARO PALM SPRINGS

Basking in the sun for an average of 350 days a year, Palm Springs in southern California offers a one-stop getaway for near-guaranteed good weather. Escape the winter here, and you’ll be following the lead of Frank Sinatra and fellow Rat Pack stars, as well as more recent visitors who have rediscovered its mid-century modern architecture. Sights in this compact city include Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s honeymoon home, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway up into the pine-clad mountains. End a day with upscale comfort food at modernist Trio, or cocktails and pizza at the fabulous indoor-outdoor Birba.